Trustees Settle on 3 Options for Garbage Contract Bid

A consensus was reached Tuesday night by Oswego trustees to go forward with three options when bidding for the next garbage contract.

Not all trustees agreed on which option was best, but all agreed to get bids for each option.

The first scenario is to stick with the current unlimited trash option with the elimination of the removal of “white goods,” such as household appliances. White goods were eliminated from all options, as salvage companies usually remove such items before they are picked up by Allied Waste. The village could also contract with such a company for the service at no cost. 

The second option includes a limit of two 32-gallon containers or one 65-gallon toter per week and two amnesty days a year where residents could through away large bulk items and a sticker system for bulk items would be in place for the rest of the year.

The third option would include the choice of three different size toters (35, 65 or 95 gallons) and would be a pay-as-you-throw system. Option three also includes two amnesty days and stickers for bulk items.

As for yard waste, all three options stick with the current sticker program and would continue the village’s periodic brush collection.

Trustees also asked Interim Village Administrator Dwight Baird to bid the contract in either a three- or five-year term to determine the best price for each. Baird also was instructed to forward the options to Yorkville, with whom the village may join in pursuing a new contract. 

The village's current contract with Allied Waste expires at the end of June.